Site Çatalhöyük

Main Information
Site ID 641
Name of the site Çatalhöyük
Alias name
Alternative name
District Konya
Region Central Anatolia
Country Turkey
Period Anatolia Pre-Pottery Neolithic B
Anatolia Pre-Pottery Neolithic C
Anatolia Early Neolithic
Anatolia Middle Neolithic
Anatolia Late Neolithic
Anatolia Early Chalcolithic
Description This site is situated in the Konya Plain (between Boncuklu, which is about 9,5 km away, and Pınarbaşı). It was firstly excavated in 1961-1965 by James Mellaart. Çatalhöyük dates from the PPNB to the Early Chalcolithic (between ca. 7500 and 5500 cal. BC)
Topography plain
Geographical Coordinate Reference System WGS84 - World Geodetic System 1984
Latitude 37.665830000000
Longitude 32.826987000000
Elevation None
Exact location yes
Coordinate source OREA
Number of activity periods None
Comment
Location of the Site

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Areas in this Site
Areas
ID 842 settlement Anatolia Pre-Pottery Neolithic B
Anatolia Pre-Pottery Neolithic C
Anatolia Early Neolithic
Anatolia Middle Neolithic
Anatolia Late Neolithic
Anatolia Early Chalcolithic